Port of Newport dedicates rebuilt boat launch floats

Posted: Tuesday, Feb 26th, 2013BY: Larry Coonrod

Port of Newport Board of Commissioners President JoAnn Barton and Oregon State Marine Board Director Scott Brewen cut the ribbon Monday to mark the completion of the port’s new boarding floats at the South Beach Marina boat launch. The port received a $92,000 grant from the marine board for the project and contributed $16,000 in cash and $48,000 of in-kind labor and equipment to the project.(Photo by Larry Coonrod)

NEWPORT — A bone chilling cold wind couldn’t keep dignitaries away from the dedication of the Port of Newport’s ribbon cutting for the new boat launch boarding floats Monday morning.